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Meta lashes out at Australia’s bid to make tech giants pay publishers for news content

Meta, which owns Facebook and Instagram, called the Australian proposal “grossly unfair”.
Meta, which owns Facebook and Instagram, called the Australian proposal “grossly unfair”.

New York Times publisher slams AI companies’ ‘brazen theft’ from news outlets

A.G. Sulzberger, chairman of the New York Times Company said tech giants have "strip-mined news websites without permission or compensation".
A.G. Sulzberger, chairman of the New York Times Company said tech giants have "strip-mined news websites without permission or compensation".

US sues The New York Times, claiming discrimination against a white man

The New York Times said neither race nor gender played a role in the promotion decision, and that the most qualified candidate was hired.
The New York Times said neither race nor gender played a role in the promotion decision, and that the most qualified candidate was hired.

No further action by police after probe into SPH Media’s circulation figures

The police report was filed on June 21, 2023, following recommendations by SPH Media's audit and risk committee.
The police report was filed on June 21, 2023, following recommendations by SPH Media's audit and risk committee.

Italian magistrates open urgent probe into pardon for former Berlusconi showgirl

FILE PHOTO: Nicole Minetti gestures during Lombardy regional council in Milan July 17, 2012. Minetti, a former showgirl and dental hygenist at the center of Berlusconi's \" Rubygate\" sex scandal, is being forced out of the job he acquired for her on the Lombardy regional council because she is seen as too much of a liability.   REUTERS/Paolo Bona/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: Nicole Minetti gestures during Lombardy regional council in Milan July 17, 2012. Minetti, a former showgirl and dental hygenist at the center of Berlusconi's \" Rubygate\" sex scandal, is being forced out of the job he acquired for her on the Lombardy regional council because she is seen as too much of a liability.   REUTERS/Paolo Bona/File Photo

Trump’s lawsuit against Wall Street Journal over Epstein story dismissed for now

Donald Trump did not meet the “actual malice” standard that public figures must clear in defamation, said the judge.
Donald Trump did not meet the “actual malice” standard that public figures must clear in defamation, said the judge.

The New York Times severs ties with freelance journalist over AI use in book review

Author and journalist Alex Preston's review of Jean-Baptiste Andrea's Watching Over Her included language and details similar to those in an earlier review of the same book published in British daily The Guardian.
Author and journalist Alex Preston's review of Jean-Baptiste Andrea's Watching Over Her included language and details similar to those in an earlier review of the same book published in British daily The Guardian.

Ruling in Prince Harry case against Daily Mail will take some time, UK judge says

FILE PHOTO: Britain's Prince Harry reacts as he departs the High Court, during the first week of a nine-week trial lawsuit against Associated Newspapers, publisher of the Daily Mail, which Britain's Prince Harry and others are suing over allegations of privacy breaches dating back 30 years, in London, Britain, January 21, 2026. REUTERS/Toby Melville/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: Britain's Prince Harry reacts as he departs the High Court, during the first week of a nine-week trial lawsuit against Associated Newspapers, publisher of the Daily Mail, which Britain's Prince Harry and others are suing over allegations of privacy breaches dating back 30 years, in London, Britain, January 21, 2026. REUTERS/Toby Melville/File Photo

What to do when the public good of information goes bad

The invention of communication tools – from language to printing, TV and the internet – have shaped not just what we can do at any time but who we are, says the writer.
The invention of communication tools – from language to printing, TV and the internet – have shaped not just what we can do at any time but who we are, says the writer.

Witness in Prince Harry media lawsuit says key statement was forged

FILE PHOTO: Britain's Prince Harry arrives during the first week of a nine-week trial lawsuit against Associated Newspapers, publisher of the Daily Mail, which Britain's Prince Harry and others are suing over allegations of privacy breaches dating back 30 years, at the High Court in London, Britain, January 20, 2026. REUTERS/Toby Melville/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: Britain's Prince Harry arrives during the first week of a nine-week trial lawsuit against Associated Newspapers, publisher of the Daily Mail, which Britain's Prince Harry and others are suing over allegations of privacy breaches dating back 30 years, at the High Court in London, Britain, January 20, 2026. REUTERS/Toby Melville/File Photo

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